Wife of Nigeria’s President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has stressed the need for women to be conscious of their health, as a precondition for a successful livelihood.
A statement by the first Lady’s Director of Information, Suleiman Haruna, noted that Mrs. Buhari stated this during a health screening exercise at the Durumi Camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Federal Capital Territory, a program organized by her office in collaboration with Cry for Help Foundation.
She emphasized the need for women to know their blood pressure and blood sugar, as well as to check themselves for malaria, sickle cell anaemia, hepatitis, cervical and breast cancers.
She said, “I call on all women to be conscious of their health status; it is through this consciousness that a woman can live a healthy, and therefore a productive life.”
Represented at the occasion by the National Coordinator, Future Assured Programme, Dr. Kamal Muhammad Abdurrahman added that, they have conducted health screening exercises in five of the six geopolitical zones of the country and commissioned two mobile clinics for easier access to remote areas.
“We will visit the sixth geo-political zone, which is North Central, very soon, and begin subsequent rounds to more states across the country.”
In his remarks, the Secretary General of Cry for Help Foundation, Alfred Sanni, said hundreds of the IDPs and residents of neighboring communities benefited from the screening exercises, while their children were checked for eye as well as Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) infections.
She however commended Mrs. Buhari for the concern she has on the health of women and children.
